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Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some Who Died in 2012
CEO he helped turn Amgen Inc. from a small company with an unclear mission in a strange new field into the world's largest biotech drugmaker. April 22. George Vujnovich, 96. Intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than
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Genetically Engineered Salmon Nears FDA Approvalthat does bother people." A biotech company in Massachusetts called our dinner plates, but the biotech industry has had so much influence influence. AquaBounty, the biotech firm that makes AquaAdvantage good for us or not." The Biotechnology Industry Organization was
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Treatment Guidelines Fraught With Financial Conflicts
drug companies, said Marjorie Powell, senior assistant general counsel for PhRMA, a trade group that represents drug and biotechnology companies doing research to develop new medicine. Other doctors and researchers say there are countless experts to call
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Florida Asks FDA Approval to Eliminate Dengue Fever With Genetically Modified Mosquitoesregulatory oversight." If approved by the FDA, the British biotech company Oxitec would release non-biting male mosquitoes Oxitec published an article in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology , reporting the results of a 2010 field test in an urban setting
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AquaBounty Hoping to Serve DNA-Altered Salmon on US Plateslife form that's so new and so unique that you can get a patent for it." And until now, AquaBounty, the multinational biotech company that for 20 years has been developing this giant fish, has kept it under close wraps. The press has never been invited
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IPhones, iPads, Computer-Driven Trucks ... How to Invest in This Increasingly Automated Economypositions, factory workers -- disappearing. At the same time, high-wage jobs have been created in computer programming and biotech . Low-wage, automation-resistant jobs in such industries as food service and health care are doing just fine. While
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New Hope For 'Man on Fire Syndrome'being able to walk on hot coals without pain. As the role of Nav1.7 in the mechanism for pain sensation becomes clearer, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies will likely take notice, according to Waxman. "I anticipate a race to develop Nav1.7 specific
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Obama: "The America We Believe in Is Within Our Reach."day. The cooks and cleaning staff working overtime at a Las Vegas hotel. The furniture worker retraining for a career in biotechnology at age 55. The teacher who's forced to spend less time with each student in her crowded classroom. The DREAMer who dreams
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Website Crowdsources Cure for Cancerto test the theory out. Within nine months, they showed the treatment was a bust. The results were published in Nature Biotechnology in 2011, and may have been the first time a social network was used to monitor patient treatment in real time. "Medical
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Meningitis Outbreak: Restoring Confidence in the Drug IndustrySteve Brozak is president of WBB Securities, an independent broker-dealer and investment bank specializing in biotechnology , medical devices and pharmaceutical research. Henry Bassman is a managing director at WBB Securities.
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Experimental Stem Cell Therapy May Help Burn Victimsapproved in the U.K. to treat soft tissue wounds, is now gaining traction in the U.S. Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., the biotechnology company that created the therapy, has been awarded a $4.7 million U.S. government contract to further develop the
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Investing: Biotech funds leaders in 2012
reason why health and biotechnology funds have fared so medical research, biotech funds may continue leave and start new biotech companies. So your in the chart. The biotech revolution may not not a bad thing. But biotechnology and health sciences
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Virus Could Be New Weapon Against Zits
viruses were remarkably similar genetically from patient to patient, said corresponding author Graham Hatfull, professor of biotechnology and biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. The fact that there was so little difference between these viruses
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Bush Visits BioTech Plant in North CarolinaPresident Bush is in North Carolina discusses ideas for cutting gasoline consumption in the US. Mr. Bush is visiting a Biotech plant which produces enzymes to help turn matter such as corn. Into ethanol fuel among other things to learn more about the
for cutting gasoline consumption in the US. Mr. Bush is visiting a Biotech plant which produces enzymes to help turn matter such as corn. Into ethanol fuel among other things to learn more about the -
Cancer-Sniffing Dog Gets Clonedfront of anyone who carries descent of certain chemicals found in breast prostate lung and bladder cancer cells. The cream biotechnology firm leading to cloning project says he's cancer sniffing dogs could be of great marketing tool. The department stores
chemicals found in breast prostate lung and bladder cancer cells. The cream biotechnology firm leading to cloning project says he's cancer sniffing dogs could be of great marketing tool. The department stores a laundry company. -
Deval Patrick's Democratic National Convention Speechtoday Massachusetts leads the nation. economic competitiveness. Student achievement health care coverage life sciences and Biotech energy efficiency and veteran services. Today with the help of the Obama administration we are rebuilding our roads and bridges
nation. -- economic competitiveness. Student achievement health care coverage life sciences and Biotech energy efficiency and veteran services. Today with the help of the Obama administration we are rebuilding our roads and bridges and expanding -
Exclusive: Bill Gates Gives BackSeveral countries around the world refused to grow them. Still the gates foundation reportedly invested 27 million dollars in Biotech giant Monsanto. A leader in genetically. Modified crops the question is can these countries have their ability. To choose
grow them. Still the gates foundation reportedly invested 27 million dollars in Biotech giant Monsanto. A leader in genetically. -
Stocks Making Big Moneypretty all of the bank stocks very very strong first quarter as and interestingly homebuilders. Have been very and the biotechnology . Group has been on fire as well up about 28%. Just in the past three also had a pretty quarter as all right. Sears is
as -- and interestingly -- homebuilders. Have been very -- and the biotechnology . Group has been on fire as well -- up about 28%. Just -- in the past three -- also had a pretty -
Run Your Car on Pond Scum
Biotech company takes a closer look at algae as an alternative fuel source.
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Stocks Take a Dipkind of may be slightly concerned. There they're kind of Biotech their drugs kind of you know part of the business maybe not know of other you know grains. You know agricultural type biotechnology type you industries. Now there were too strong growth sectors
know of other you know grains. You know agricultural type -- biotechnology type you -- industries. Now there were too strong growth sectors for you know this company basically -- electronic side of the
